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ZYGOPHYTE

\zˈa͡ɪɡəfˌa͡ɪt], \zˈa‍ɪɡəfˌa‍ɪt], \z_ˈaɪ_ɡ_ə_f_ˌaɪ_t]\

Definitions of ZYGOPHYTE

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms (6th edition)
1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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A plant with two similar reproductive cells which unite in fertilization.

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.

[Greek] A plant with two similar reproductive cells which unite in fertilization (bot.).

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms (6th edition)
By J.H. Kenneth

z[=i]'g[=o]-f[=i]t, n. a plant in which reproduction takes place by means of zygospores. [Gr. zygon, a yoke, phyton, a plant.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

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